Regression and matching estimates of the effects of elite college attendance on educational and career achievement

By Jennie E. Brand, C. Halaby. 2006

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Subfields: Demography, Education, Statistics and Probability

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Discrimination in the Credential Society: An Audit Study of Race and College Selectivity in the Labor Market (2015, background): “Others have found that individuals least likely to attend college receive the largest economic benefits from college (Brand and Halaby 2006; Brand and Xie 2010; see also Hout 2012).”
Social Stratification in Higher Education (2009, background): “…more likely to complete a baccalaureate degree (Long, 2008; Small & Winship, 2007) and subsequently enjoy higher levels of occupational prestige (Brand & Halaby, 2006), earnings (D. Black & Smith, 2006; Eide, Brewer, & Ehrenberg, 1998; Thomas & Zhang, 2005), and greater chances of gaining entry…”
The effect of bias on the advancement of working mothers: Disentangling legitimate concerns from inaccurate stereotypes as predictors of advancement in academe (2008, background): “…extent to which employees ascend through the hierarchy of organizations has been labeled ‘career success’ (e.g. Kammeyer-Mueller et al., 2008), ‘career achievement’ (e.g. Brand & Halaby, 2006), ‘upward mobility’ (e.g. Wellin, 2008), and ‘organizational advancement’ (e.g. Schaubroeck & Lam, 2002).”
Some Practical Guidance for the Implementation of Propensity Score Matching (2008, background): “…Publishing Ltd, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, USA. the effect on the percentage bid–ask spread of Canadian firms being interlisted on a US Exchange, whereas Brand and Halaby (2006) analyse the effect of elite college attendance on career outcomes.”
6. A Diagnostic Routine for the Detection of Consequential Heterogeneity of Causal Effects (2008, methodology): “Similar methods have been used in applications in sociology (e.g., Brand and Halaby 2006) and reviewed in methodological work (e.g., Morgan and Winship 2007).”
Equalization or Selection? Reassessing the “Meritocratic Power” of a College Degree in Intergenerational Income Mobility (2019, background): “Thus, to the extent that attending a selective institution leads to greater success in the labor and marriage markets (Brand and Halaby 2006; Brewer, Eide, and Ehrenberg 1999; Dale and Krueger 2002; Loury and Garman 1995; Monks 2000; Thomas 2003; Thomas and Zhang 2005; for a review, see Gerber and…”